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If a spark as small as a bean is set to a single blade of grass in a spring field of a thousand square ri thick with grass, it becomes in an instant an immeasurable, boundless blaze. Such is also the case with this robe. Though only one robe, it has been offered to the

Concept #20: Oneness of Mentor and Disciple

Concept #19: Oneness of Life and Its Environment

Concept #18: Oneness of Good and Evil

Concept #17: Oneness of Body and Mind

Concept #16: Oneness

Our behavior makes all the difference. What effectively conveys the greatness and power of our Buddhist teaching and practice is nothing but our respectful, humanistic actions. As Nichiren Daishonin states: “The purpose of the appearance in this world of Shakyamuni Buddha, the lord of teachings, lies in his behavior as a human being” (“The Three

Concept #15: Faith Equals Daily Life

Concept #14: Many in Body, One in Mind

Concept #13: The Three Thousand Realms in a Single Moment of Life

Concept #12: The Mutual Possession of the Ten Worlds

Scientific studies suggest that certain basic attitudes can greatly enhance our quality of life. One confirms what we may have long suspected: Having a sense of purpose can improve our health, even prolong our lives. A reason for living, it seems, can help us go on living. While purposes come in many shapes and sizes,

Concept #11: Changing Karma

Concept #10: Casting Off the Transient and Revealing the True

Concept #9: The Fusion of Reality and Wisdom

After World War II, agricultural land reforms had stripped the Nichiren Shoshu priesthood of most of the farmland it once owned, leaving it on the verge of financial collapse. In November 1950, a local mayor prompted the priesthood to make their head temple, Taiseki-ji, a tourist site to generate revenue. Second Soka Gakkai President Josei

Concept #8: The Four Powers

Concept #7: The Gohonzon

Concept #6: Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land

Concept #5: Bodhisattvas of the Earth